Direct Flights from New York to Manchester (England)
Manchester (England) · United Kingdom
Nonstop service from JFK to MAN on Virgin Atlantic. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Manchester (England), so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Manchester (England) for, from New York
7h 10m in the air, 3,332 miles. Give Manchester (England) a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Manchester (England)
Manchester is a vibrant, post-industrial gem at the heart of North West England. The city that used to be nicknamed 'Cottonopolis' has hung up its clogs and, thanks to successive regeneration projects, is now a major centre for culture and commerce; seen by many as the capital of the north of England, and sometimes regarded as England's second city.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Manchester (England)
- Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.
- The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester, England.
- Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre, England.
- Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester…
- Manchester Museum is a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester, in England.
- Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world.
- The National Football Museum is England's national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia.
- Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England.
- The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
- The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, usually known as Salford Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral on Chapel Street in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
- The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Gardens in Manchester, England, is a sculpture in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing.
- The Manchester Jewish Museum is a Jewish history museum, located on Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester, England.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Manchester (England) weather, compared with New York
5° cooler than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Manchester (England) 45°F · New York 40°F · 5° warmer
- April
- Manchester (England) 55°F · New York 59°F · 4° colder
- July
- Manchester (England) 69°F · New York 84°F · 15° colder
- October
- Manchester (England) 57°F · New York 65°F · 8° colder
Manchester (England) is the steadier of the two, moving 24° between its coldest and warmest months where New York moves 44°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Manchester (England)
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Manchester (England) is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–69°F.
- How long to stay
- Manchester (England) rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Manchester Piccadilly station, English Football Hall of Fame, and Manchester Art Gallery and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Manchester (England)?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (JFK) to Manchester (England) (MAN) on Virgin Atlantic.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Manchester (England)?
- Virgin Atlantic flies nonstop between New York (JFK) and Manchester (England) (MAN).
- How many nonstop flights are there from New York to Manchester (England)?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from New York to Manchester (England).
- How far is Manchester (England) from New York?
- Manchester (England) is about 3,332 miles from New York by air.
- Is there a direct flight from New York to United Kingdom?
- Yes — Manchester (England) (MAN) has nonstop service from New York on Virgin Atlantic, making it a nonstop gateway to United Kingdom.
- What is there to do in Manchester (England)?
- Popular things to do include Manchester Piccadilly station, English Football Hall of Fame, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Cathedral, and more.
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